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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Cagle" data-source="post: 140583" data-attributes="member: 277">Re: I want some Good Quality and really Durable DI’s; what should I get?I own almost all that have been mentioned and many more I have acquired over the years. You can almost never have too many direct boxes. The Whirlwind are cheap and bullet proof. Everyone should have a few or something similar in the gig box just in case. They always work. Not the very best sound but very usable and they always work. The Countryman sounds stellar on most acoustic guitars but either take the battery out and run it phantom powered (my preference) or put a brand new one in each gig.&nbsp; No exceptions. A weak battery will turn the sound to garbage instantly. The passive Radials sound wonderful but are expensive. My favorite for keyboard.&nbsp; Actually they are my favorite passisve units for anything. The JDI is great on stereo keyboard and great for patching in a DJ mixer that does not have XLR outputs and some times taking the high z out if there is a problem. The best bass tone I have ever gotten direct came from an Avalon U5 but I am sure the player had alot to do with it. I don&#039;t want to spend $500 to find out if it really makes that much difference though. Other than the Avalon I always prefer a passive box on electric bass. I even have some old Peavey EDB active units I have had for over 20 years that have never failed.I recommend a couple of good active boxes, a couple of good passive boxes, at least one good stereo passive box, and a bunch of less expensive passive boxes unless you just have money to burn on more good passive units. The only major improvement I have noticed in an actual mix with a great active box is the way some acoustic guitars and like instruments sound due to the way it loads the pickup Just my opinon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Cagle, post: 140583, member: 277"] Re: I want some Good Quality and really Durable DI’s; what should I get? I own almost all that have been mentioned and many more I have acquired over the years. You can almost never have too many direct boxes. The Whirlwind are cheap and bullet proof. Everyone should have a few or something similar in the gig box just in case. They always work. Not the very best sound but very usable and they always work. The Countryman sounds stellar on most acoustic guitars but either take the battery out and run it phantom powered (my preference) or put a brand new one in each gig. No exceptions. A weak battery will turn the sound to garbage instantly. The passive Radials sound wonderful but are expensive. My favorite for keyboard. Actually they are my favorite passisve units for anything. The JDI is great on stereo keyboard and great for patching in a DJ mixer that does not have XLR outputs and some times taking the high z out if there is a problem. The best bass tone I have ever gotten direct came from an Avalon U5 but I am sure the player had alot to do with it. I don't want to spend $500 to find out if it really makes that much difference though. Other than the Avalon I always prefer a passive box on electric bass. I even have some old Peavey EDB active units I have had for over 20 years that have never failed. I recommend a couple of good active boxes, a couple of good passive boxes, at least one good stereo passive box, and a bunch of less expensive passive boxes unless you just have money to burn on more good passive units. The only major improvement I have noticed in an actual mix with a great active box is the way some acoustic guitars and like instruments sound due to the way it loads the pickup Just my opinon. [/QUOTE]

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